#VU93878 Heap-based buffer overflow in SANE Backends - CVE-2023-46052
Published: July 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93878
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46052
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SANE Backends
SANE Backends
Software vendor:
sane-project.org
sane-project.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the init_options() function in backend/test.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted configuration file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash it.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.